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Originally Posted by caspofungin
you got that right. i'm always 50/50 deciding to post a reply to some of these posts/threads. i mean, i know i'm not going to change anyone's mind...
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Not necessairily true.
I have changed a long held position after reading some links in discussions on this forum. And just reading the position of somebody else can be enlightening, even if it does not directly change my mind.
Lately I have been debating with Kissaki. He draws a clear distinction between fundamental Muslims and general Islam. I see less and less of that distinction when I hear about Muslim 'education' on religious schools in Pakistan. I also think that the 'Western' Muslims are realy having a hard time accepting Western values and being serious (fundamental) as a Muslim. I think they are a relative small group of progressive and enlighted Muslims.
But these opinions of mine are being formed right now and I appreciate it to be criticised...
Am I not right that Islam has a strong political component because the Sharia will always dominate any National or local law?
And isn't this because the idea of a separation between State and Religion is absent in Islam, basically because the concept of Islam is from the - pre-Nation - 7th century Arab peninsula?